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Re:Why social media bosses don’t use social media by sova on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:47PM (#16233367)
Related: Chimpanzees have higher dopamine release when the peanut dispenser only gives out peanuts "sometimes" instead of "every time" and can also explain (behaviorally) why some human become very addicted to the unpredictable nature of slots.
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Re:Why social media bosses don’t use social media by Chaebixi on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:27PM (#16234316)
The term for that is variable-ratio positive reinforcement [2] which leads to habits that are resistant to "extinction" [3]. I just learned this the other day.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber#C....

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement#Simple_schedules

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_(psychology)

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Re:Why social media bosses don’t use social media by sova on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:47PM (#16235003)
Nice. I will be sure to only upvote you sometimes so you stay on HN a long while.
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